Adding headers and footers – HP Integrity NonStop H-Series User Manual
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Displaying the Date
Adding Headers and Footers
058060 Tandem Computers Incorporated
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Figure 10-7. Entering the Date in a Header or Footer
\TODAY LONG USA
\HEADER "Marketing Memo|\(SYS_DATE\)|Please Read"
The TODAY command
determines the format
of the date.
\TODAY SHORT USA
\FOOTER "\(SYS_DATE\)|INTERNAL USE"
The TODAY command
must precede the header
or footer command
containing SYS_DATE.
Figure 10-8. Displaying the Date in a Header or Footer
Marketing Memo June 9, 1987 Please Read
6/9/87 INTERNAL USE
Current date replaces
SYS_DATE in the
printed document.
Note
As long as you have previously entered the TODAY command in your edit file, you can
include the date anywhere in the text of your document, as well as in headers and footers.
Simply enter SYS_DATE in the text. TFORM substitutes the current date for SYS_DATE
each time it prints the document.